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Taylor Hawkins helped Jon Davison go from Yes tribute singer to joining the actual band.

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How rock legend Taylor Hawkins helped a former Yes tribute singer join the real band

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Chris Cornell transformed Michael Jackson's classic "Billie Jean."

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Watch Chris Cornell transform Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' in haunting acoustic cover

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Four years after The Beatles' breakup, John Lennon and Paul McCartney had a chaotic final studio jam

Stevie Wonder and Harry Nilsson also joined for the L.A. romp.

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Brian Wilson was profoundly moved when Paul McCartney visited him and played a new Beatles song

The intimate encounter had a lasting impact: "[It] let me see my own songs more clearly."

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Fleetwood Mac cut this haunting ballad from 'Rumours.' Then Stevie Nicks gave it new life.

It's since become one of their most celebrated songs.

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Rush's weirdest moment isn't prog-rock. It's rapping inspired by LL Cool J and Public Enemy

It's an "experiment" they really only tried once.

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The Bee Gees' perfect harmonies and humor charmed Johnny Carson in acoustic performance

The Gibb brothers found a deeper level of emotion in "Massachusetts."

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Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, in a 'party piece' joke gone wrong, once set a bandmate on fire

"I felt bloody awful. We still play jokes on each other. Not quite as severe as that. I learned my lesson."

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In 1999, Genesis revamped a '70s classic with Peter Gabriel. It remains sadly overlooked.

The song still feels like a gorgeous glimpse of what could have been.

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When David Bowie radically reworked 'Dead Man Walking' into a hypnotic acoustic anthem

Two guitars, one voice, no electronics

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Noticing her preschooler loves Freddie Mercury, a mom sees surprising benefits to showing him Queen concerts

“I want to break free!"

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